Lampard goal earns Chelsea draw
LONDON, March 9: Frank Lampard got a scrambled late equaliser to earn Chelsea a 2-2 draw with Arsenal in an action-packed FA Cup quarterfinal clash on Saturday....
Derksen spoils Els party
DUBAI, March 9: Dutchman Robert-Jan Derksen upstaged pre-tournament favourite Ernie Els by winning his debut European Tour title by a shot at the Dubai Desert Classic on Sunday....
Black Berets earn win by last gasp goal
LAHORE, March 9: A last gasp goal by Kamran Zaidi and 1 1/2 goal handicap enabled Black Berets to beat Dark Horse 7 1/2-7 in the Spring Cup Polo tournament on Sunday....
Hewitt-Philippoussis clash in final
SCOTTSDALE (Arizona), March 9: World number one Lleyton Hewitt defeated American Taylor Dent 6-2 6-4 to move into the final of the $380,000 Scottsdale Classic on Saturday....
Islamabad scent victory
ISLAMABAD, March 9: Islamabad were poised to win the Cornelius Trophy after forcing Quetta to follow on and then striking again to leave them tottering at 57 for seven in the...
Sohail shines
LAHORE, March 9: A fine century by Mohammad Sohail and equally good batting by Shoaib, helped Punjab University retain the Inter-Varsity Cricket Trophy beating Karachi University by eight wickets in the...
Asim and Nomi dropped from team
ISLAMABAD, March 9: In a major move, the Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) dropped Asim Shafik and Nomi Qamar from the Davis Cup team announced on Sunday for this April’s Asia Oceania...
Technical course
ISLAMABAD, March 9: A technical officials course for the 9th SAF Games organised by the Pakistan Amateur Athletic Federation (PAAF) began here on Sunday....
Jockey Javaid excels in saddle
LAHORE, March 9: Jockey Javaid Iqbal excelled in the saddle when he brought home a brace of winners during the Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday....
KCCA nets
KARACHI, March 9: Karachi City Cricket Association (KCCA) has directed players of the Karachi Whites and Karachi Blues squads to report for nets at PCB Regional Academy Ground at 2.00pm on Monday....
Coulthard win pushes Ferrari off podium
MELBOURNE, March 9: McLaren’s David Coulthard won against the odds in Australia on Sunday as Formula One’s new era started with world champions Ferrari pushed off the podium for the...
De Silva hopes to make one final point
JOHANNESBURG, March 9: Aravinda de Silva is happy to use the World Cup stage to make his point to the Sri Lankan selectors who barred him from their one-day set-up for...
Time running out for Jayawardene
JOHANNESBURG, March 9: Sri Lanka coach Dav Whatmore says it is up to Mahela Jayawardene to wrench himself out of his World Cup form-slump....
Martyn happy to be the quiet achiever
PORT ELIZABETH (South Africa), March 9: Australia batsman Damien Martyn is the quiet achiever of the world champions’ line-up and is happy to stay that way....
Cup organisers keen to conquer new frontiers
LONDON, March 9: Organisers of the 2007 World Cup are so keen to conquer new frontiers that they are set to stage some matches in the United States with Disney World...
Ace pacer turns from hymns to hat tricks
JOHANNESBURG, March 9: It should not come as a surprise that Sri Lankan seamer Chaminda Vaas, the most successful bowler at the World Cup with 16 wickets, has a knack for...
Tired Trescothick pleads for a long break
LONDON, March 9: England opener Marcus Trescothick says he needs a complete break from cricket following a gruelling winter schedule and his country’s World Cup failure....
Symonds ruled out of NZ tie
PORT ELIZABETH, March 9: Australia all-rounder Andrew Symonds has been ruled out of Tuesday’s World Cup Super Six game against New Zealand....
Australians won’t bully us, insists New Zealand skipper
BLOEMFONTEIN, March 9: New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming has insisted he is ready for anything Australia can throw at him when the teams meet in their World Cup Super Six clash...
Campbell ready to swap mike for bat
BLOEMFONTEIN, March 9: Zimbabwe have asked Alistair Campbell to put down his television commentator’s microphone and join their injury-ridden World Cup squad....
Zimbabwean heroes move beyond improbable
JOHANNESBURG, March 9: Final-over flurries are what one-day cricket is all about. But Heath Streak and Sean Ervine took the art from the improbable to the virtually impossible on Saturday....
Half-fit Astle happy to be finisher
BLOEMFONTEIN (South Africa), March 9: Nathan Astle’s first World Cup hundred in seven years, which guided New Zealand to a Super Six victory over Zimbabwe here on Saturday, was the kind...
Hussain calls for separate England captains
LONDON, March 9: Nasser Hussain has reiterated his desire to stay on as Test captain despite quitting as skipper of the one-day side on Tuesday....
I am 80 per cent ready: Jayasuriya
JOHANNESBURG, March 9: Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya has given himself an 80 per cent chance of playing in the World Cup Super Six game against India on Monday....
Windies may hire Woolmer as new coach
JOHANNESBURG, March 9: Former South Africa coach and England Test batsman Bob Woolmer has been lined up to become the new coach of the West Indies....
Indians determined to keep Lankans at bay
JOHANNESBURG, March 9: India go into their Super Six clash against Sri Lanka at the Wanderers here on Monday determined to bridge the cracks that still dog their World Cup campaign....
Muralitharan, Tendulkar set to bridge gap
JOHANNESBURG, March 9: Muttiah Muralitharan is looking forward to bowling at Sachin Tendulkar on Monday after a gap of almost three years....
Results and fixtures
Feb 9: West Indies beat South Africa by three runs (Cape Town, D/N)....
Presenter banned after vermin outburst
JOHANNESBURG, March 9: A South African radio presenter has been suspended from his job after making a series of insulting remarks about the Sri Lanka team following their dramatic tie which...
Ex-child star shows love for big stage
JOHANNESBURG, March 9: Yuvraj Singh, a former child film actor who switched careers to embrace India’s other passion, is finally shaking off criticism about his attitude and abilities....